Food and drink

Synonyms for aromatic

The synonym for aromatic recorded in this bank is fragrant, in the sense "having a pleasant and distinctive smell". Below it sits the sentence that fixes that meaning, the same sentence with the swap made, and the words that only look close.

1 synonym · Tier 2, Treeline · 1 sense · adjective · 1 reason line

The synonym for aromatic

fragrantadjective, in the sense "having a pleasant and distinctive smell"

A single pair, which is what a single sense earns. Words further down the page are near misses and are not synonyms for aromatic.

The senseadjectiveTier 2, TreelineFood and drink

having a pleasant and distinctive smell

Fresh basil is wonderfully aromatic when chopped.

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The true synonym

fragrant

Same sentence, swapped: Fresh basil is wonderfully fragrant when chopped.

Close but different

The game shows these three beside the answer. Each is a real word with a real meaning and none of them fits the slot aromatic is in above, which is the point the reason line makes.

bitter
sour
stale

Where aromatic turns up in the game

aromatic is the word under test in one puzzle, at Tier 2, Treeline. It is never used as a wrong tile elsewhere in the bank, so every board it appears on is a board it can win.

Play aromatic

The bank on this page is the bank the game plays from, so aromatic reaches you as a board rather than a definition: the sentence first, four tiles, and the meaning after you choose.

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Why the near miss missed, in the game as well as here

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